Gospel Values
The social, spiritual, moral and cultural development of our pupils is important to us and one way in which we foster this is by promoting our ‘Gospel Values’ alongside our British Values.
As a Catholic School we actively promote values, virtues and ethics that shape our pupils’ character and moral perspective, through the teachings of the Church. We are confident that our continued focus on the Gospel Values will give our students the necessary awareness of what it means to be a good citizen in Britain today, and embed in them the building blocks of a future successful and productive life. Following the example of Jesus and trusting God we share the Gospel Values.
| Gospel Value | How can we show this? | Scripture | Link to British Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love | By sharing with others | My command is this: Love one another as I have loved you.' John 15:12 | We show love to others because we respect them. |
| By saying kind words | We do nice things for those around us. | ||
| By being an active listener | |||
| By asking others how they are | |||
| By supporting their peers when they are upset | |||
| By having pride in what you do | |||
| By treating people how you would like to be treated | |||
| By respecting and celebrating differences |
| Gospel Value | How can we show this? | Scripture | Link to British Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgiveness | By letting go of past grudges | Be kind to one another, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.' Ephesians 4:32 | We are all free to make our own choices. |
| By saying sorry and being repentant | However, if we make the wrong choices we need to ask for forgiveness. | ||
| By showing remorse and making amends | We also have the choice to forgive someone when they have done wrong to us. | ||
| By remaking broken friendship | |||
| By showing compassion | |||
| By accepting others ideas/thinking/actions | |||
| By taking a step in somebody else's shoes | |||
| By overcoming negative emotions | |||
| By thinking how Jesus would act |
| Gospel Value | How can we show this? | Scripture | Link to British Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice | By treating everyone fairly | Then He went into the temple and began to drive out those who bought and sold in it, saying to them "It is written, 'My house is a house of prayer but you have made it a den of thieves.' Luke 19:45-46 | We follow the school rules. |
| By making things fair | We follow the rules in our community. | ||
| By learning about your cause | We know that there are consequences for not following the school rules. | ||
| By being persistent | |||
| By taking turns | |||
| By telling the truth | |||
| By playing by the rules | |||
| By thinking about how your actions affect others | |||
| By listening to people with an open mind | |||
| By not blaming others for your mistakes | |||
| By not taking advantage of others |
| Gospel Value | How can we show this? | Scripture | Link to British Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humility | For taking turns and letting others go before them | But I am among you as one who serves.' Luke 22:27 | We listen to each other |
| By seeing the good in someone else | We show concern for each other | ||
| For being a positive role model | We respect the right of every individual to have their opinions and voices heard | ||
| For being grateful for what they have | We hold votes to choosing different roles in class and in our school | ||
| By being a role model to our younger children | Our school council serve our school community | ||
| By spending time and listening to others | |||
| For asking for help if they are unsure of something | |||
| By always responding appropriately in all that they do | |||
| By demonstrating resilience even when finding something tricky | |||
| For taking responsibility for their actions | |||
| For using their talents positively |
